Neil Francis (field hockey)

Neil Francis
Personal information
Playing position Forward
1978–1983 Guildford
1983–1985 Northampton Saints
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
England & Great Britain

Neil Francis is a former British hockey international.

Biography

Francis played club hockey for Guildford Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.[1] He was capped by England both outdoors and indoors and helped England finish second in the 1978 Four Nations indoor tournament.[2] Francis also represented Surrey at county level.[3]

While at Guildford he was selected by England for the 1981 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy[4] and the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bombay.[5]

The following year he competed in the 1983 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands, where England finished in fifth place.[6][7]

He left Guildford to join Northampton Saints Hockey Club[8] and also played cricket for the club after retiring from hockey in 1986.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Reading no match for Guildford". Reading Evening Post. 13 November 1979. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Strong England Indoor Hockey Squad". Herts and Essex Observer. 28 December 1978. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "International calls could help Berks". Reading Evening Post. 24 October 1979. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. ^ "England win play-off". Star Green 'un. 9 January 1982. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "The England squad". Western Daily Press. 26 July 1983. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Hockey Scots beaten in dying seconds". The Scotsman. 27 August 1983. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Saints promoted in a five-star show". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 27 August 1983. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Saints chalk up seventh County title". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 24 February 1986. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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